State Police Report – April 5, 2012

Miranda Dietz of Newport hit a deer on Route 274 in Wheatfield Twp. at 8:53 p.m., March 25, as she was traveling east in a 2003 Ford Windstar. She and three children in the vehicle all were in safety restraints and were not injured.

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A head-on collision occurred at 7:13 a.m., March 23, on W. Shortcut Road in Howe Twp.

Marco Ysarra, 20, of Lehigh Acres, Fla., was driving west when he lost control of his 2000 Ford F-150 on a right curve. His truck hit an oncoming 2010 Dodge Caravan driven by Amber Bassler of Thompsontown.

Both drivers and two passengers in Bassler’s vehicle were using seat belts. Bassler and her front-seat passenger had minor injuries. The other two individuals were not injured. Ysarra was charged with roadway laned for traffic.

Newport fire and EMS assisted at the scene. The Caravan was towed by Rudy’s Towing.

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Jeanette Waughtel, 19, of Shermans Dale was driving north on Creek Road in Carroll Twp. when she failed to negotiate a slight left curve at 6:27 p.m., March 27. Her 2001 Saturn SL went off the road, struck a tree, went down an embankment and came to rest partially in a creek.

Waughtel and a passenger were using seat belts and both had minor injuries. She was charged with roadways laned for traffic.

Shermans Dale fire and EMS assisted at the scene. The Saturn was towed by Henry’s Towing.

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Amy Arner, 23, of Landisburg was driving west on Route 850 near Mill Road when she lost control of her 2006 Hyundai Accent on a left curve at 11:50 p.m., March 27, in Spring Twp. The car slid sideways across the road and struck a utility pole down a six-foot embankment.

Arner was using a seat belt and was not injured. She was charged with a traffic violation.

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Deborah Polak of Loysville reported damage to the door frame of her home between 1 and 8:30 p.m., March 27, on Andersonburg Road in S.W. Madison Twp.

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An arrow was shot through the ear of a cat belonging to Kim Miller between March 25 and 28 in the 800 block of Sheaffers Valley Road, Tyrone Twp.

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During a traffic stop by state police at 3 a.m, March 29, in the 3700 block of Valley Road, Carroll Twp., Jessica Miller, 20, of Shermans Dale was found to have been drinking. Charges against Miller were filed through district court.

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Angela M. Miller, 32, of Duncannon was cited for disorderly conduct after allegedly breaking items and causing a disturbance in a residence in the 300 block of New Bloomfield Road, Penn Twp., at 11:36 p.m., March 28.

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Jeremy C. Miller, 30, of Landisburg was taken into custody for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia at 10:47 a.m., March 25, in the 800 block of Sheaffers Valley Road in Tyrone Twp.

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Earl Bruce, 32, of Centre Twp. is accused of violating a protection-from-abuse-order by contacting the victim via text messaging at 6:32 a.m., March 28. Charges against him were filed with the Perry County district attorney.

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As Olivera Nieto, 19, of Harrisburg was turning left into the Rockview Centre parking lot off of Route 11/15 in Marysville, her 2001 Volkswagen Jetta was struck by a southbound 2012 Chevrolet Silverado at 8:50 p.m., March 28.

Nieto, a passenger in her car, and the other driver, Teresa Lenk of Marysville, all were using seat belts. Nieto had minor injuries; the passenger moderate injuries; and Lenk minor injuries. Nieto was charged with traffic violations.

Marysville and East Pennsboro EMS units assisted at the scene.

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Eleanor Hoffman, 74, of Halifax pulled her 2001 Ford Windstar into the path of an eastbound 2007 Ford Escape, driven by Holly Lukens of McAlisterville, as she was turning left onto Route 849 from Route 22 in Reed Twp., Dauphin County, at 7:30 a.m., March 29. The collision forced the Escape backward, impacting two other vehicles.

Hoffman was not using a seat belt and had minor injuries. She was charged with traffic violations. Lukens was wearing a seat belt and was not injured.

Duncannon EMS assisted at the scene.

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State police said a 28-year-old Elliottsburg woman will be charged with harassment after a domestic altercation at 8:01 a.m., March 14, on Erly Road in Saville Twp. She allegedly struck a 37-year-old Elliottsburg man several times.

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A two-vehicle accident occurred at 7:32 a.m., March 10, at the traffic light on Route 11/15 in Marysville.

Janet Callis of Silver Spring, Md., had stopped her 2009 Hyundai Azera for a red light and her vehicle was rear-ended by a 2005 Ford Ranger driven by Jerry Lamie, 59, of Camp Hill.

Both drivers were using seat belts and were not injured. Lamie was charged with following too closely.

Marysville Fire Company assisted at the scene. The Ranger was towed by H&J Towing and the Azera was towed by Philip’s Towing.

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Steven D. Fry, 64, of Carlisle was driving a 2002 Mack truck on Route 850 in Loysville when he failed to negotiate a left curve at 9:10 a.m., March 25. The truck overturned onto its right side.

Fry was not using a seat belt and had minor injuries. He was charged with traffic violations.

Landisburg fire and EMS, H&J Towing and the Department of Enviornmental Protection assisted at the scene.

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Michelle Lee Mannix was cited for harassment after an incident with another individual on March 25 in the 200 block of Pike Road, Spring Twp.

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Derek Joseph Baker allegedly threatened to cut two people with a knife at 3:52 p.m., March 24, in the 600 block of Upper Bailey Road in Oliver Twp. He was taken into custody by state police.

Further investigation determined that Baker removed a revolver from the residence and hid it at another location.

He was charged with theft, receiving stolen property, simple assault, terroristic threats and harassment. He was arraigned before a district judge and placed in Perry County Prison.

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A juvenile reported the theft of a bicycle between Jan. 1 and March 24 in New Buffalo. The bike has green metallic wheels, a blue front fork and black and green mixed throughout the rest of the frame.

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Roland Snyder III, 38, of Shippensburg crashed into the Shermans Dale Dinner at the intersection of Route 34 and 850 in Carroll Twp. at 2:50 a.m., March 24, after failing to negotiate a turn onto Route 850.

Snyder was arrested for suspicion of DUI.

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A purse was stolen out of an ulocked vehicle at 3:35 p.m., March 23, on N. Front Street in Newport.

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Jesse Frankenstein of Juniata Twp. reported the theft of a Pennsylvania registration, XGE5026, from a trailer in the 4000 block of St. Samuels Road between Nov. 1 and March 23.

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Patricia A. Wright of Elliottsburg reported a fraudulent charge was made on her Paypal account last October.

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A 16-year-old male is accused of taking pills from a Duncannon woman at 6:40 a.m., March 9, in the first block of Montebello Road in Wheatfield Twp.

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William Smith of Dauphin reported damage to a king pin lock on his trailer between March 15 and 18 in the first block of Benvenue Road, Reed Twp., Dauphin County.

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Lloyd W. Sheaffer of Shermans Dale reported several items stolen from his home between July 2011 and March 17, 2012 in the 500 block of Sleepy Hollow Road, Carroll Twp.

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A road sign for Mountain Road at the intersection with Route 34 in Howe Twp. was stolen between March 20 and 25.

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A Loysville woman reported a fraudulent tax return using her name and social security number was filed with the IRS between Jan. 1 and March 16.

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A check with insufficient funds was given to Martin’s Auto Service in Landisburg on March 23.

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Donna Swartz of Greenwood Twp. reported three bottles of alcohol were taken from her home at 4:30 p.m., March 26, in the 200 block of W. Juniata Parkway.

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A 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera going south on Sleepy Hollow Road in Carroll Twp. went off the road, hit a tree, traveled down an embankment and came to rest in a creek at 6:49 p.m., March 26.

State police did not name the female driver, who received a citation. She was using a seat belt and was not injured.

Newport fire and EMS assisted at the scene.

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Michael Keene of Shermans Dale reported damage to the side of his home at 3:30 p.m., March 27, on Windy Hill Road in Carroll Twp.